Blotter-holding device



June 10; 1924. 1,497,245

" ,1. E. PALMER BLOTTER HOLDING DEVICE Filed March 24, 19 2 Patente June10, 1924.,

lAtLZS JESSE E. PALMER, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BLOTTER-EOLIDING DEVICE.

Application filed March 24- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn E. PA a citizen of the United States, residingat Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Blotter-Holding Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to blotter holding devices, and a purpose of myinvention is to provide a device of this kind which is adapted forattachment to the wrist and in such position that the writer canfrequently and conveniently blot his writing with the writing hand, myinvention being particularly adapted for bookkeepers and the like.

Although I will describe only one form of blotter holding deviceembodying my invention and point out the novel features thereof inclaim, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications maybe made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of suchclaim.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showing one form of blotter holding device embodyingmy in vention in applied position upon a wrist.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the blotter holding device.

Fig. 41- is a view showing the blotter holding device in edge'elevation,the view being taken looking downwardly as indicated by the arrow l inFig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a central sectional view taken on the lines 55 of Figs. 3 andd, and lool ing in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of theseveral views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, my invention. in its presentembodiment, comprises an arcuately curved plate designated at P andhaving formed on its convex or lower side a plurality of bendable clips15 which are adapted for removably retaining a blotter B thereon. Theupper or con- 1922. Serial no. 546,218.

cave side of the plate P is provided with a concave disc-shaped head Hwhich, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, is arranged in diverging relationwith respect to the plate so as to cause the latter to occupy the properposition for blotting when the device is in applied position upon thewrist.

At spaced points upon the periphery of the head H, perforated ears E aresecured, with one of these ears receiving the end of an elastic strap D,while the opposite end is adapted to removably receivea hook K attachedto the free end of the strap.

In the applied position of the device as shown in Fig. 1, the strapserves to secure the head H in contiguous relation with respect to thebase of the palm and directly 7 in advance of the wrist joint. In thisposition of the head, the plate P and consequently the blotter B is soheld that when advancing the hand in blotting, the blotter will lie flattransversely upon the paper so that when rocking the wrist acorresponding movement is imparted to the blotter to cause its entiresurface to engage the paper.

From the foregoing manner of applica tion, it will be manifest that thedevice does not interfere with the normal position and movement of thehand in writing, and that the writing hand can be employed in effectinga blotting of the writing and without releasing the pen. This obviouslyeliminates the necessity of using the writing or the other hand inblotting as is now the present practice.

lVhat I claim is:

A. blotter holding device comprising an arcuately curved plate toreceive a blotter, means to secure the blotter in place, the back of theplate being provided with a disclike palm rest having a concaved face toreceive the contiguous part of a palm when the device is applied to awriters hand, and a strap for fastening the device to the hand.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JESSE n PALMER.

